{"id":308992,"created_at":"2024-04-30 04:59:56","updated_at":"2024-06-23 13:45:13","deleted_at":null,"published_at":"2024-04-30 04:59:56","original_id":null,"artist_id":151177,"title":"A Letter To My Victims","slug":"a-letter-to-my-victims","status":"published","description":null,"album_id":null,"streets":1,"source_type":"s3","source":"file","lyrics":"A LETTER TO MY VICTIMS \r\n\r\nDiscription: Inmate 1 is seated with the dictionary planning to write a letter to his victims,inmate 2 came into his cell inturrupted inmate 1 and conversed about the case,letter and restorative justice program.Other inmates came to express their feelings and thought about forgiveness.\r\nDialogue:\r\nInmate 2\r\nHee njayam why are you seating with the dictionary, sowubhalela umabhebeza wakho?\r\nYizo Lezo \r\nNo man, I am trying to write a letter to my victims, I can`t cope with this 3\/4, iyang`hlanyisa.\r\nInmate 2\r\nUsangene vele do you think the victims have forgiven you so soon,phela wena you only servered 3 years in your counts,denka nje,cabanga?Murder,robbery,rape and assault,ayokushaya amavictims.\r\nYizo Lezo\r\nDo not remind me, I know all of that, is it not that the victims should forgive and be forgiven. I don`t know her surname how can I start this letter? Dear victim,no man,dear Ms and family.I understand that the government has introduced a new system for us to get out of prison and it is called restorative justice. I have tried by all means to change by going to church because i have sinned and now i am the child of God.And umfundisi,lana,here in the church asked me to pray harder and admit my sins in the eyes of the Lord ,I will be forgiven. This is what i want to say to the victims, I am sorry that i shot your husband 3 time,i am sorry that I burnt your thighs when i was demanding those safe keys,I am sorry and deeply hurt that i forced your 2 daughters to bed and setisfied myself,Your 325 is BMW i sold it to one of the guys from Nigeria,I spent the money to build izozo at Mandela Section and bought new base with matrass the rest i bought stolen smartphone which was confisicated during my arrest, I am also having nightmares when i am thinking about it.\r\nverse 1\r\n\r\nI am criminal who committed serious crime to some of my victims \r\nI am convinced more than ever before that I was a criminal\r\nBeen in prison justifies the fact that I was a criminal \r\nI feel pain sometimes that I wronged the community\r\nI wish my victims could understand that I have changed\r\nI am you man with ambition to change my lifestyle \r\nAnd to plant the seed of reconciliation to the community I come from.\r\n\r\nI hope, wish and dream that my victims were closer to me \r\nBecause sometimes I want to apologise\r\nSometimes I want to say\u201d I am sorry\u201d\r\nSometimes I want them to know that it was not my intention.\r\nI do not want to be criminal, mina!\r\nI do not want for other people to experience this lifestyle\r\nThis is nor kinder garden \r\nThis is not a child`s play\r\nThis is a place where we learn from our errors.\r\nverse 2\r\n\r\nPrison is suppose to be a scary place\r\nA home far away from home \r\nNot a cheap publicity \r\nLife in prison is no picnic \r\nThis is hell and I am staying here.\r\nI hope one day you will put yourself in my shoes \r\nAnd understand my pains as much as I do \r\nI understand every night when I go to bed that I committed a crime \r\nA silly crime \r\nA stupid crime, an irreversible crime \r\nBut I apologise\u201d I am sorry\u201d\r\nMy sentenced reminds me everyday that I committed a crime \r\nThat is why I am serving 38 years \r\nI wish my victims could understand one day that I have reconciled with them \r\nAnd ask forgiveness from God \r\nPlease forgive me, I did not mean to hurt you\r\nI need your forgiveness\r\n Because life without you is like river without water \r\nI AM SORRY x3","download_count":20,"play_count":1,"restrict_download":0,"generated_thumbnail":null,"flag_count":0,"download_count_24":2,"download_count_24_at":"2024-06-23","reupload_sent":0,"thumb_path":"https:\/\/s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/sol-assets\/uploads\/public\/663\/05d\/566\/thumb_1015059_300_300_0_0_crop.png","status_reason":"published","status_reason_alt":null,"tags":[]}